The Power of Creativity \(Book 1\): Learning How to Build Lasting Habits, Face Your Fears and Change Your Life pdfdrive com

Step 2: Draw on External Resources
Next  gather  quotes,  information  and  lessons  from  books  you  read,  talks  you
attended, places you visited, music or art that inspires you or people you met.
Consider what inspires you and gets you out of bed in the morning, what you
crave and what you would keep doing even if you won the lotto.
Look  at  the  creative  role  models  in  your  professional  or  personal  life  and
consider what you can learn from them.
Read their biographies and examine what drives those you admire. See how
they overcame personal and professional difficulties. Their lives should serve as
a map that you can follow.
Spend time reading mission statements of others and see how they relate to
your  life.  Undoubtedly  your  heroes  took  up  many  of  the  same  roles  and
responsibilities that you now hold.
Journal writing is a great reflective practise for any creative professional, and
if you keep one read through your older entries and look for a common theme or
thread.
You should also consider organisations or people you don’t want to emulate

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and determine how you can avoid making their mistakes. Remember, there’s as
much to learn from failure as from success.